Sing The Conversation IV

[RonJonSurfer]

 

I'm in love with my car

Got a feel for my automobile....

[Zepfan]

I took the road down to Cinco

through that red Brazos River land

done hit that freeway at sunset

now the big city lights are at hand . . . .

[Otokichi]

Well, I really don't mind the rain
And a smile can hide all the pain
But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way
And I dream of the things I'll do
With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
There'll be a load of compromisin'
On the road to my horizon
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

[RonJonSurfer]

 

On the road again....

[Otokichi]

One day I looked into my rear view mirror
And a-comin' up from behind
There was a Georgia State policeman
And a hundred dollar fine
Well he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up
And said "Driver, you been flyin'"
And "Ninety-five is the route you were on
It was not the speed limit sign"

[RonJonSurfer]

 

I can't drive 55.....

[Otokichi]

Now we're going a hundred twenty
As fast as I can go
The Rambler pulled along side of me
As if we were going slow
The fella rolled down his window
And yelled for me to hear
"Hey buddy how do I get this car outa second gear?"

[RonJonSurfer]

 

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear

[Zepfan]

Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen my load,

got a world of trouble on my mind . . . .

[Otokichi]

Truckin', I'm a goin' home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.
Hey now get back truckin' home.

[Zepfan]

We're just brothers of the road

Casting shadows in the night

Big wheels rolling on and on

But everything's gonna be all right . . . .

[Otokichi]

I left home when I was seventeen
I just grew tired of falling down
And I'm sure I was told
The allure of the road
Would be all I found

[RonJonSurfer]

Well you're just 17, all you want to do is disappear....

 

[Crazy Don]

I learned the truth at seventeen

That love was meant for beauty queens…

[Zepfan]

And if you can't be with the one you love honey

Love the one you're with . . . .

[Otokichi]

I'm sick at my stomach from the A.Z.T.
Broke at my bank 'cause that ******* ain't free
But I'm here to stay, at least another week or two
And I can't die now 'cause I got another show to do

 

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[Zepfan]

I've tried to do all those things the best I can

No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam . . . .

[Otokichi]

I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway

[RonJonSurfer]

Maggie was a buk and gain
Following the hookin' game
Boo-lah rooka hook and chain
Maggie's eyes could cook a man

But oh, she loved to tantalize
Make it feel like paradise
Oh, nobody cry when Maggie die
When Maggie die - um um um

Boom boom like a shi shi hand
Take her to the rock and hang
Rum and boogie love to dance
Maggie didn't stand no chance

 

[Zepfan]

Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face

You made a first-class fool out of me

But I'm as blind as a fool can be

You stole my heart but I love you anyway. . . .

[Otokichi]

My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn't have to say she's faithful
Yet she's true, like ice, like fire
People carry roses
And make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can't buy her.
 

[RonJonSurfer]

 

I'm up on the tight wire
one side's ice and one is fire
its a circus game with you and me
I'm up on the tightrope
one side's hate and one is hope
but the tophat on my head is all you see

Edited December 7, 2015 by RonJonSurfer

[Zepfan]

I want you to understand that I can't help myself.
And I'm gonna be right there with you
Only time will tell if it was only me that fell.
 

[Otokichi]

Nature's takin' over my one-track mind
Believe it or not, you're in my heart all the time
All the girls are sayin' that you'll end up a fool
For the time being, baby, live by my rules

[Zepfan]

Watch out woman, no longer
Is the joke gonna be on my heart.
You been bad to me woman,
But it's coming back home to you.